A STUDY ON THE LEVEL OF AGGRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Adolescence is a stage of life that is associated with physical and psychological changes. Psychological problems during period occurs due to the high expectation from schools and educational institutions, gender, disturbed relationships with parents, teachers, seniors and peers, family crisis which could be accompanied with substance abuse, social disadvantage, and sexual experimentation. All these factors are usually directly or indirectly associated with aggression. Against this background, the primary objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of aggression among male and female children from higher secondary school students. The study consisted of 179 students out of which 107 were females and 72 were males. The result depicted that both male and female students had equal levels of aggression irrespective of its types viz. physical, verbal, anger and hostility. A better understanding of factors not only by parents, but teachers that place youth at risk of developing aggression during adolescence is needed in order to guide the development of effective prevention efforts and help both genders lead a positive life